India, with a lower debt-to-GDP ratio, is likely to manage the global trade war better than other countries.India should focus on strong bilateral relationships with a handful of countries and cannot afford to have multilateral ties.Gurumurthy suggests India may have informal 'track 2 diplomacy' with the US to tackle tariffs.The economist predicts that the growth rate of global trade will likely shrink below 1% due to the ongoing trade standoff between the US and China.